On Sunday, Greg Holland appeared in his 10th game for the Cardinals. Signed on the fourth day of the regular season to be St. Louis’ closer, Holland has yet to convert a save for the Redbirds. He blew his first opportunity last Friday, failing to retire any of the four batters he faced. In his appearance on Sunday, working the eighth inning in a game the Cardinals were already losing 4-0, he coughed up yet another run to swell his season ERA to 7.36.

On Monday, Lance Lynn, who signed with the Twins on March 10, gave up six runs for the second time in as many starts to increase his ERA to 8.37. Logan Morrison, who signed with Minnesota on February 25, went 0-for-3 in that game to drop his season line to .145/.250/.250. On Tuesday, Alex Cobb, who signed with the Orioles on March 24, turned in his first quality start in four tries this season. The outing dropped his ERA to 9.68.

Holland, Lynn, Morrison and Cobb were all considered among the top free agents on the...